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Research Training

The Doctoral Research Centre also provides training and support for research students within the school which complements and adds to that on offer through the main Queen’s Postgraduate Training Programme.  The focus is on providing high quality support and training for doctoral students through:

  • student seminar programmes
  • training workshops
  • guest lectures/seminars
  • annual all-Ireland doctoral conference with UCD, Dublin

Doctoral training workshops are given by staff and visiting scholars to the school across a range of expertise in research methodologies.  Past training workshops include:

  • Using MaxADA for the analysis of qualitative data - Dr Andy Biggart
  • Arts-based methods – Professor Ruth Leitch
  • Prof Charles Russo
  • Prof Alison Cook-Sather

There are other sources of training that students can engage in including:

  • auditing EdD modules (both research methods and specialist modules
  • attending School Research Seminars by staff and visiting academics
  • Attendance at conferences and outside training programmes